On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 20:05:07 PM +0100, Przemysław Kulczycki ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Hi fellow Ubunteros! > > I've found a great post on Digg, about problems with Ubuntu > marketing: > http://www.gobanquet.com/blog/index.php/why-ubuntu-804-needs-better-marketing/ Great piece indeed. Since one of the first things it says is: > In social dynamics bible How to Win Friends and Influence People, > Dale Carnegie illustrates that since a human’s primary concern is > themselves, you must show how something relates to them in order to > convince them. I'll dare plug in a similar piece I wrote about FOSS, which is obviously valid also for marketing Ubuntu: “How to turn into Free Software supporters people who couldn’t care less” (http://digifreedom.net/node/103): >Help people to do what really interests them > >Since most people would rather die than write or study software >source code, it is actually counterproductive to promote software >"because you can modify it yourself and be part of its community". >Look for really practical advantages which can be enjoyed every day >by the person you want to convince. Ciao, Marco Fioretti -- Your own civil rights and the quality of your life heavily depend on how software is used *around* you: http://digifreedom.net/node/84 -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
